Rune

See also: rune and runë

Danish

Proper noun

Rune

  1. A male given name derived from Old Norse Rúni.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rūne, from Old High German rūna, from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʀuːnə/
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Noun

Rune f (genitive Rune, plural Runen)

  1. A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.

Declension
Declension of Rune
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Rune die Runen
genitive einer der Rune der Runen
dative einer der Rune den Runen
accusative eine die Rune die Runen

Derived terms
  • Sternrune

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Rúni. It died out after the Middle Ages and was revived in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Rune

  1. A male given name.

References
  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 19 292 males with the given name Rune living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Swedish

Etymology

Masculine form of Runa, also from Old Norse Rúni . First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1865.

Proper noun

Rune c (genitive Runes)

  1. A male given name.
  • (female given name) Runa
  • (surnames) Runesson

References
  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 34 272 males with the given name Rune living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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